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Gabelli Equity Trust (Gabelli Equity Trust) Profitability Rank : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gabelli Equity Trust Profitability Rank?

Gabelli Equity Trust has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Gabelli Equity Trust's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was %. As of today, Gabelli Equity Trust's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Gabelli Equity Trust's Profitability Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gabelli Equity Trust's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gabelli Equity Trust's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gabelli Equity Trust's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gabelli Equity Trust's Profitability Rank falls into.



Gabelli Equity Trust Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Gabelli Equity Trust has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Gabelli Equity Trust's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0 / 0
= %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Gabelli Equity Trust has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Gabelli Equity Trust (Gabelli Equity Trust) Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is long-term growth of capital with income as a secondary objective. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities under normal market conditions. Its equity portfolio includes common stock, preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights to purchase such securities selected by the Investment Adviser. The company invests in various sectors, of which Food & Beverage, Financial Services, Equipment and Supplies, Entertainment, Consumer Products, Health Care, Diversified Industrial, Business Services, and Consumer Services accounts for the majority weightage.
Executives
Laura Linehan director C/O ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE, NY, RYE NY 10580
Elizabeth C Bogan director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
James P Conn director
Salvatore J Zizza director 810 SEVENTH AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Ferrantino Michael J Jr director 12 MARTINGALE LANE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Anthony R Pustorino director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Anthony J Colavita director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
William F Heitmann director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, ROOM 4140, NEW YORK NY 10036-6797
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al other: Owner of Adviser 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Arthur V Ferrara director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Thomas E Bratter director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580

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